does silence exist?
everywhere there is some noise
where there's not. heartbeats.
Written and submitted to Frogpond
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu , I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
does silence exist?
everywhere there is some noise
where there's not. heartbeats.
Written and submitted to Frogpond
the future zooms on flies over the past, leaves it below wondering
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition
date palms in the wind
from the backstroke silent world
where time's suspended
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition
all people will go but when it’s unexpected… the maze is harder
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition
stood in a hallway
just a hundred miles long
desiring coffee
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition
Written and submitted to Frogpond and entered into the 2024 British Haiku Society Awards Competition